Biologist Eric G. Bolen introduces readers to the natural wonders of the Jersey Shore, taking them on a guided tour of its unique ecology and fascinating history. You’ll learn about everything from sand dunes to salt marshes, from blueberry patches to cranberry bogs, and from ship wrecks to shark attacks.
Biologist Eric G. Bolen introduces readers to the natural wonders of the Jersey Shore, taking them on a guided tour of its unique ecology and fascinating history. You’ll learn about everything from sand dunes to salt marshes, from blueberry patches to cranberry bogs, and from ship wrecks to shark attacks.
ERIC G. BOLEN is a retired professor of biology and marine biology at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, where he also served as dean of the graduate school. He served as editor of The Wildlife Bulletin, assistant director at the Welder Wildlife Foundation, and president of the Southwestern Association of Naturalists. He has authored or coauthored more than 200 publications, most recently the book An Abundance of Curiosities: The Natural History of North Carolina’s Coastal Plain.
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Foreword by Joanna Burger Preface Chapter One: Background and Other Thoughts Chapter Two: Shifting Sands—Beaches, Dunes, and Inlets Chapter Three: Tidal Salt Marshes—Grasslands Like No Others Chapter Four: Barnegat Bay—The Face of the Jersey Shore Chapter Five: Cape May—A Gateway South Chapter Six: Delaware Bay—The Other Jersey Shore Chapter Seven: The Pine Barrens—Imposing Solitude Afterword Appendix A: Nomenclature Foreword by Joanna Burger ix Preface xiii 1 Background and Other Thoughts 1 2 Shifting Sands: Beaches, Dunes, and Inlets 35 3 Tidal Salt Marshes: Grasslands Like No Others 91 4 Barnegat Bay: The Face of the Jersey Shore 133 5 Cape May: A Gateway South 183 6 Delaware Bay: The Other Jersey Shore 211 7 The Pine Barrens: Imposing Solitude 253 Afterword 301 Appendix: Nomenclature 309 Acknowledgments 321 Index 324
Foreword by Joanna Burger Preface Chapter One: Background and Other Thoughts Chapter Two: Shifting Sands—Beaches, Dunes, and Inlets Chapter Three: Tidal Salt Marshes—Grasslands Like No Others Chapter Four: Barnegat Bay—The Face of the Jersey Shore Chapter Five: Cape May—A Gateway South Chapter Six: Delaware Bay—The Other Jersey Shore Chapter Seven: The Pine Barrens—Imposing Solitude Afterword Appendix A: Nomenclature Foreword by Joanna Burger ix Preface xiii 1 Background and Other Thoughts 1 2 Shifting Sands: Beaches, Dunes, and Inlets 35 3 Tidal Salt Marshes: Grasslands Like No Others 91 4 Barnegat Bay: The Face of the Jersey Shore 133 5 Cape May: A Gateway South 183 6 Delaware Bay: The Other Jersey Shore 211 7 The Pine Barrens: Imposing Solitude 253 Afterword 301 Appendix: Nomenclature 309 Acknowledgments 321 Index 324
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